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Distington, Cumbria

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Distington, Cumbria

Distington is a large village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, 3 miles south of Workington and 4 miles north-northeast of Whitehaven. Historically a part of Cumberland, the civil parish includes the nearby settlements of Common End, Gilgarran and Pica. The population of the civil parish was recorded as 2,247 in the 2001 Census. The village has a co-op, a school and a garage.

District

Copeland

Post town

WORKINGTON

Administrative County

Cumbria

Traditional County

Cumberland

OS Grid

NY0023

OS Settlement Classification

Other settlement (village, hamlet etc)

Region

North West

Country

England

Police Authority

Cumbria

Fire and Rescue Authority

Cumbria

Fire and Rescue Authority

Cumbria

Ambulance Authority

North West

Dialling code

01946

Population

2,247 (2001)

Distington, Cumbria in John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles" (1887)